Lot No. 574
| Auction No. | 17 |
| Category |
Australia Collections, Accumulations and Selections |
| Est. | $300 |
| Status | SOLD $300 |
First Day Covers 1937-1958 range mostly addressed to Singapore noting 1937 bearing 2d NSW Sesqui & 4d KGV with 1938 Philatelic Exhibition publicity cinderella, 1938 Regd Airmail cover with full Sesqui set tied by hexagonal special cachets on airmail illust FDC with (toned) & another air cover with same set tied by AIR MAIL EXHIBITION "winged" cds. Also 1938 4d koala with 1d QM Regd "Metropolitan Markets West Australia" & 1939 2d KGVI cover with label attached publicising 1940 Royal Adelaide Exhibition. A good range of early 1950's "Wide World", "Covercraft", "Guthrie", etc incl 1953 Tasmanian pair with 2/- airmailed to Singapore, Food Strips, Coronation & Royal Visit. Earlier items of interest incl 1937 official FDC for QM 1d & 2d with additional franking (total 1/3d) for Regd airmail to Singapore. Incls 1938 NZ 1½d purple brown & Aust ½d orange KGV tied by Perth WA on NZ FDC & a few from elsewhere incl GB 1953 Coronation set & Wilding blocks of 1½d & 2½d on plain airmail covers. Also Southern Africa 1947 Royal Visits, 1951 Nyasaland Jubilee set etc. Additional Australia (this lot is not in chronological order!) incl 1938 FDC with ½d kangaroo & 1/4d KGVI & 1937 QM 1d pair with red Airmail Exhibition vignette. Some halos of rust on a few of the earlier covers but mainly clean. An interesting lot with conservative reserve. (58)